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Washington Square

park in the North Beach district of San Francisco, California

United States · 37.8009, -122.4100

Washington Square is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on. Published sources name it for more, each listed below with its publisher.

“Portions of the modern story were filmed in San Francisco, with the cathedral building sequence filmed at the then under construction Sts. Peter and Paul Church on Filbert Street and the adjoining Washington Square.”
The Ten Commandments (1923) · Wikipedia

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Washington Square
Photo: Allie_Caulfield · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Washington Square as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

  • Dirty Harry 1971
  • The Ten Commandments 1923
  • What's Up, Doc? 1972
    “The Volkswagen Beetle is stolen from the curb in front of Saint Peter and Paul Church at Washington Square Park, and the Beetle hides on a car carrier on Sacramento Street just west of Van Ness Avenue, in an area where many car dealerships were once located (Van Ness was San Francisco's "Auto Row").” Wikipedia

From published sources

Productions a newspaper, a film office, a broadcaster or the production itself says were filmed at Washington Square, where no wiki records it. Each sentence below was found on its page and read before it was added, and its publisher is linked beside it.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Washington Square?

3 productions are recorded as filmed at Washington Square, including Dirty Harry (1971), The Ten Commandments (1923) and What's Up, Doc? (1972). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Washington Square?

Dirty Harry (1971), covered by 56 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Washington Square?

Washington Square is in the United States. Its coordinates are 37.8009, -122.4100.

What other filming locations are near Washington Square?

North Beach (under 1 km), Saints Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco (under 1 km), Paper Doll Club (under 1 km), Molinari's (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0.